Laohe Mountain, rising behind Zhejiang University’s Yuquan Campus, holds a familiar place in the lives of generations of ZJU students and faculty. This autumn, 10 international faculty members and postdoctoral researchers from seven countries joined a “Walk and Talk” hike organized by the University’s Human Resources Department, discovering the landscape and getting to know fellow members of the ZJU community.Participants gathered in front of the Yuquan Campus Library before setting off thro...

Cancer cells are constantly working to grow and multiply, but their relentless activity can make them more prone to mistakes. Researchers at Zhejiang University have found a way to turn one such error into a potential weapon against cancer.In a study published in Nature on November 4, a team led by researcher Mao Yuanhui from Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Liangzhu Laboratory reported the development of an engineered genetic circuit called FAST (frameshifting-activated synthetic...

Under the autumn sun, Zhejiang University's 2026 sports meet opened at the Zijingang Campus, drawing students, faculty and staff onto the track for running, jumping and cheering at full volume. President Ma Yanming declared the games open, and Zhu Hui, vice chairperson of the University Council, delivered the opening speech. Before the competition began, Ma Zirui, a first-year student from Danyang&Qingxi Community Qiushi College, took the athletes' oath, promising to observe the...

【Editor's note: 2026 marks the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges. This is the sixth in a series of China-Africa stories from Zhejiang University, featuring the students, researchers and alumni working to bring the two sides closer. This installment turns to a Sudanese doctoral student who studies how Chinese screen culture reaches African audiences.】On 16 November 2025, Abubaker Elsiddig Ahmed Elmustafa Elsheikh Hayaty, who goes by Abu, spoke on "Online Literature: New P...

What makes a structure strong? Consider two familiar types of building blocks. Traditional wooden blocks rely on gravity to stay in place and can easily topple. Plastic lego bricks, by contrast, lock together, allowing even elaborate structures to remain stable. But what if the same principle could work at the nanoscale?Researchers at Zhejiang University have found a way to make it happen.In a study published in Nature on October 14, a team led by Professor Gao Chao and Associate Professor ...

【Editor's note: 2026 marks the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges. This is the fifth in a series of China-Africa stories from Zhejiang University, featuring the students, researchers and alumni working to bring the two sides closer. This installment turns to a student drum club that has kept West African rhythms on campus for more than a decade.】The programme for Zhejiang University's New Year carnival on 31 December 2018 carried a blank. One act had no title, no performer...

【Editor's note: 2026 marks the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges. This is the fourth in a series of China-Africa stories from Zhejiang University, featuring the students, researchers and alumni working to bring the two sides closer. This installment turns to a young sinologist from Zimbabwe.】Tungamirai Eric Mupona came to Hangzhou from Zimbabwe in 2017 to study applied physics, and the city drew him in quickly — the crowds at West Lake, the street snacks, the easy smiles of s...

 Zhejiang University has launched the School of Tech Entrepreneurship to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into real-world applications and equip a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs with the skills to bring emerging technologies to market.The school was officially inaugurated on October 25 on Zijingang Campus during a forum that brought together nearly 500 researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors to explore new approaches to technology tran...

The mesmerizing formations of birds swirling across the sky and the rippling waves of spectators in a World Cup stadium share a striking quality: order emerging from the coordinated movements of many individuals. Something remarkably similar happens in the microscopic world, where thousands of particles can move in concert, giving rise to phenomena physicists call collective excitations.Now, a research team led by Tang Yanhao at the School of Physics, Zhejiang University, working with Research F...

【Editor's note: 2026 marks the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges. This is the third in a series of China-Africa stories from Zhejiang University, featuring the students, researchers and alumni working to bring the two sides closer. This installment turns to a laboratory specialist who has worked in two African countries.】On 12 March 2026, Guo Renyong was named one of the ten inaugural "Most Beautiful Medical Workers" of Zhejiang Province. He has spent 25 years in cl...